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FIFTH REGIMENT ARMORY 





FLAG OF THE CITY OF BALTIMORE 



COPYRIGHT, 1915 

BY THE 

MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL 

OF BALTIMORE 



BALTI/AORE 

The Convention City 




This Booklet, 

Issued at the instance of Hon. James H. Preston, Aayor, 

and Robert E. Lee, Director, Convention 

Bureau, Ballimore, Ad., 

...by... 

Wilbur F. Coyle, City Librarian, 

Contains pictorial reproductions of a few of Baltimore's 

many splendid buildings; its spacious parks; 

its impressive monuments; its fine 

hotels and theatres, as well 

as certain interesting 

facts concerning 

the City 



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Baltimore's bureau of Conventions 




HE City of Baltimore has a regularly organized 
Bureau of Conventions, under a director, 
with headquarters at the City Hall, The object 
of this Bureau is to get, and keep, in touch with 
the officers and the personnel of organizations of every character, 
no matter where located, and to have them come to Baltimore. 
The Bureau does more than extend a perfunctory invitation. 
It will co-operate with organizations in the fullest sense. It will 
render any assistance possible. It is in a position to give ex- 
haustive information concerning the City, and to answer any of 
the multiplicity of questions presented organizations when their 
next convention is under consideration. 

Do these organizations want to know hotel rates? Write 
the Bureau. Do they want to know anything pertaining to 
hotel accommodations? Write the Bureau. Do they want to 
know concerning railroads; about Baltimore's great convention 
halls; its street car system or anything of special interest to a 
given organization? Write the Bureau. 

The Baltimore Bureau of Conventions is a labor-saving de- 
vice. It will save organizations a lot of trouble, responsibility, 
and, what is more valuable than all — TiME. No financial obli- 
gation is incurred. There are no consultation charges. There is 
no cost. The Bureau has no private purpose to serve — UsE It. 
Baltimore wants conventions because she is amply able to 
properly entertain and house them. She has the "plant" ; hence 
she feels that in extending this invitation she is in a position to 
assume the agreeable responsibilities of host and to make her 
guests comfortable and contented, as well as welcome. 



Baltimore '^he Convention City 




ALTIMORE has long been known as The CON- 
VENTION City — not a Convention City, but the 
Convention City; hence to acquire the reputation 
it enjoys in this connection it must have something 
exceptional to recommend it, for a city is not selected for a 
convention merely because it is a city, but because it has some 
peculiarity which makes it pre-eminently desirable. All cities 
have buildings of one kind or another, many have certain things 
in common, yet all do not attract with equal force. 

Oh! Baltimore has its massive public buildings, its big hotels, 
splendid theatres, its skyscrapers, great tribute to the archi- 
tectural genius of the age ; Baltimore has all a big, modern city 
is supposed to have, and — then it has more. It has what the 
builders cannot build ; what the architects cannot plan ; what the 
divinity of the sculptor's art cannot create, namely, that indefin- 
able quality, called character; charm; individuality; personality, 
if you will. 

In an individual it might be referred to as personal magnetism 
— a something that cannot be described, yet one is definitely 
conscious of its pleasing influence. 

Here is a city teeming with all the confusing activities of 
business and strenuous industrial enterprise, yet one realizes that 
this is not its all in all. There is something more to Baltimore 
than the interminable strife for the almighty dollar. True it is 
that in material things Baltimore is full of aggressive energy, but 
this energy has not had a throttling or sordid influence upon its 
social life. In the rush of things Baltimore has time to tarry 
and extend the hand of friendship and hospitality to the stranger. 

Yet this is the mere expression of habit; a habit of nearly 
two hundred years ; a habit handed down from generation to 
generation ; a habit that is more than a habit since it becomes 
a fixed law — the law of courtesy. 

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Baltimore reveres its traditions; is proud of its history, glories 
in its honored past. It is living in the fullness of the present, 
and views the future with the utmost confidence. Conventions 
coming to Baltimore will find a city throbbing with business 
vitality ; a city set in a pleasing Southern environment, where 
the harmonious blending of influences, all its own, soften the 
rough and tumble of modern life. 




ONE OF BALTIMORE'S SALT WATER RETREATS. 



From this pleasure resort pier one gets a view, obstructed 
only by the horizon, down the Chesapeake Bay. Here is an- 
other illustration of the utility of Baltimore's splendid water- 
front situation. In a few minutes one may get from the 
center of the City to a place like this, where sea breezes and 
soft-shell crabs make a rather alluring combination. 




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Baltimore's Fine Convention Halls 

N inviting conventions to Baltimore the City feels 
it has something very attractive and advantageous 
to offer in the w^ay of halls. Baltimore's claim 
to superiority in this respect is put forth without 
the slightest misgiving; for the City is equipped with halls that 
will meet the requirements of any convention, be the demand 
large or small. 

Persons who have attended conventions realize how im- 
portant it is that commodious, sanitary, well lighted and well 
aired buildings be provided, and it is just such that Baltimore 
places at the disposal of its guests. 

Conventions assemble primarily to transact important busi- 
ness. Delegates may be compelled to practically live in the 
convention hall for days. If this room is ill-conditioned, badly 
lighted, crowded or poorly equipped, delegates suffer accord- 
ingly. The deliberations become an ordeal, and the meeting 
that was anticipated with so much pleasure resolves itself into 
a disappointment. 

Baltimore has solved this problem by having State and 
Municipal owned halls, which are maintained largely for con- 
vention purposes. 

The great Fifth Regiment Armory is one of these. It was 
here the National Democratic Convention, that nominated 
President Wilson, met. Thousands attended each session, but 
the colossal structure was equal to the extraordinary demands 
of the occasion. The armory, as stated, was planned for con- 
ventions as well as for military purposes. It cost $450,000. 
It is 290 by 360 feet and has a main room of 200 by 300 
feet. This space is unobstructed by coluTuns and the hall can, 
without discomfort to the occupants, seat 1 6,000 persons. The 
gallery will seat 4,000 additional, and around the main audi- 



torium are a multiplicity of committee rooms, capable of accom- 
modating several thousand persons. 

Holliday Street Theatre, owned by the City, is another of 
Baltimore's convention halls. This will house gatherings that 
demand a seating capacity of about 2,000. 

Aside from the buildings mentioned, all the hotels in Balti- 
more have halls especially for smaller conventions. 

There is also the Lyric, a big auditorium, and a variety of 
other places, concerning any one, or all, of which the Bureau 
of Conventions is in a position to give detailed information. 




ON A CRUISE DOWN THE BROAD CHESAPEAKE. 

Visitors should not miss the chance to take a trip on the 
Bay, sniff the salt air, and come back feeling "fine." Many 
boats of the character shown daily ply the Patapsco River 
and Bay, leaving Light Street or Pratt Street Wharves. 



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TYPES OF HOTELS. 

Baltimore hotels are modern and commodious. The City is equipped to comfortably 
and hospitably house thousands of visitors. Hotel rates are moderate and service 
excellent. 



Belvedere — Charles and Chase Sts. 
Emerson — Baltimore and Calvert Sts. 



Stafford — Charles and /Aadison Sts. 
Rennert — Liberty and Saratoga Sts. 




Baltimore's Splendid Hotels 

ALTIMORE has splendid hotels. In this respect 
it is abreast of any city of its size in the country, 
and far ahead of many. Just at present it is 
^j better equipped than ever, owing to the recent 
establishment of several large hotels. 

These are great institutions; designed on a large scale, built 
on a large scale and operated in accordance with advanced 
ideas and methods. There are scores of hotels, so the visitor 
will have no difficulty finding accommodations at reasonable 
rates — one dollar, to one dollar and a half up. 

During extraordinary occasions, as conventions, celebrations, 
etc., the hotels of Baltimore can comfortably house thousands 
in excess of the normal floating population, nor do hotels under 
such conditions seize the opportunity of an abnormal demand 
to raise rates. 

They play fair. 

Baltimore is famous as the gastronomic center of the United 
States, and visitors are assured that the City's famed hospital- 
ity is no myth. It has made a study of the "CRAVINGS OF 
THE INNER MAN, AND HOW THEY CAN BE SATISFIED." 
Hence Baltimore hotels know how to stimulate these aforesaid 
cravings, and, what is better still, how to satisfactorily abate 
them. It is a notorious fact that convention delegates bring 
their appetites with them, and it is comforting to know in ad- 
vance that the place where the convention is scheduled to take 
place is able to meet the situation in a gastronomic sense. It 
contributes to one's sense of security, and peace of mind, to 
say the least. 

The investigators for the British Board of Trade, who 
recently made a study of living- conditions in American cities, 
were greatly impressed with the advantage Baltimore enjoys 
in respect to food. 

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BALTIMORE'S HOTELS-Continued. 

These buildings, while architectural opposites, are similar in that they are populated 
by well-fed and very comfortably conditioned guests. 

Raleigh^Fayette and Holliday Sts. 

Kernans— Franklin St., near Eutaw. New Howard — Howard St., near Baltimore. 

Caswell — Baltimore and Hanover Sts. 



"Baltimore," said this report, "is a noted food supply center 
— fruits, vegetables, dairy products, poultry and meat are 
produced in the fertile districts of the State of Maryland, and 
the shores of the Chesapeake are especially favorable for those 
branches of agriculture. The City is remarkable among the 
large cities of the United States for the abundance and varied 
character of its retail markets." 

Baltimore is singularly fortunate, as the British report says. 
Things regarded as luxuries elsewhere are here matters of 
every-day, commonplace diet. The City being situated within 
two hours' ride of the mountains, and at the very door of a 
great trucking region (the adjacent counties of Maryland), 
has a wonderful advantage. The great Chesapeake Bay and 
the Patapsco River yield up an enormous supply of crabs, 
oysters and fish. Several lines of steamers bring tropical fruits 
in abundance. Maryland is the home of the terrapin and the 
canvas-back duck, and in Baltimore, where these delicacies are 
properly prepared, they are consumed in large quantities. 




THE SHEPHERD AND HIS FLOCK- DRUID HILL PARK. 



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BALTIMORE'S HOTELS— Continued. 

Baltimore boasts a variety of types of hotels ; hence visitors are not restricted in 
their choice. 

Hotel Lexington — Lexington and 
Woodland Hall — Garrison Ave., HoUiday Sts. 

Forest Park. Hotel Joyce— Camden St., 

fA\. Holly Inn— Western suburb. near Howard. 



[Baltimore's 'theatres 




HERE are times when convention delegates should 
play, for all work and no play makes a mighty 
dull delegate. Conventions, it is true, are held 
for business purposes, but it is equally true that 
there are times when it is not only perfectly proper, but highly 
beneficial, that serious things be forgotten and diverting pleas- 
ures substituted. If this were not the case, very few persons 
would care to attend conventions. Rob these gatherings of 
their amusement and social features and the convention not 
only becomes less attractive, but its work is not so well done. 
Apropos thereof, it may be repeated that Baltimore has many 
diverting amusements and interesting features, and it goes with- 
out saying that its theatres form an important part of these. 

Everything good in the theatrical line is to be seen in Balti- 
more. One may take one's choice from grand opera (in 
season) to first-class vaudeville. "The passing show*' of the 
moment may be seen in any of its phases — opera, tragedy, 
comedy — one has but to choose. Moreover, these shows are 
seen under the most pleasing surroundings. The theatres of 
Baltimore are well worth while. They are all commodious; 
they are modern ; they are attractive. The Academy of Music, 
Ford's Grand Opera House, the Hippodrome, Maryland, Au- 
ditorium, the Garden, the Lyric (where the grand operas are 
sung) are right up to the mark, and there are many others that 
might be mentioned if space would permit. A multiplicity of 
motion-picture theatres, within easy distance of any point where 
conventions are likely to assemble, are not to be overlooked, so 
the visitor may feel assured that Baltimore understands and 
appreciates the efficacy of proper amusement and is amply 
prepared to meet the situation. 



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SEVERAL OF BALTIMORE'S FINE THEATRES. 

Visitors to Baltimore are assured in advance that tiiey will see the best of "The 
Passing Show" under most pleasing conditions. 

Auditorium— Howard St., near Franklin. Ford's Opera House- 

Academy of Music— Fayette St., near Eutaw. 

Howard St., near Franklin. 



Conventions Held in Baltimore 




STATEMENT in detail of the important con- 
ventions held in Baltimore, even if limited to the 
last few years, would be entirely too voluminous 
for a little publication such as this booklet. The 
City has had the distinction of entertaining many notable gather- 
ings — religious, political, fraternal, civic and industrial. 

The National Democratic Convention which nominated 
President Wilson, and which was consequently of tremendous 
historic import, met at Baltimore. In fact, the first National 
political convention ever held assembled here in 1831. Prior 
to that time nominations were made in various ways: by Con- 
gressional caucus at Washington; by common consent or by 
legislative endorsement. During the early and middle of the 
last century this City was the scene of numerous other National 
conventions, as the following list, giving the nominees for 
President and Vice-President, will show: 

1831 — September 26lh Anti- Masonic Convention. 

President, WlLLlAM WiRT, Maryland. 
Vice-President, Amos Ellmaker, Penna. 

1831 — December 12th Republican Convention. 

President, Henry Clay, Kentucky. 
Vice-President, JoHN SergeaNT, Penna. 

1832 — May 21st Democratic Convention. 

President, ANDREW Jackson, Tennessee. 
Vice-President, Martin Van BureN, New 
York. 

1835 — May 20th Democratic Convention. 

President, Martin Van Buren, New York. 
Vice-President, RiCHARD M. JOHNSON, Ken- 
tucky. 

1840 — May 5th Democratic Convention. 

President, Martin Van Buren, New York. 
Vice-President, no nomination. 

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The Clty-s am ''^'rTrMORE'S THEATRES-Continued. 

Eutaw. Garden (interior vie„)^Lexinston St 

nippodrome near Parl^ a\',„ 

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1 844— May 1st Whig Convention. 

President, Henry Clay, Kentucky. 

Vice-President, Theo. FrelINGHUYSEN, New 
Jersey. 

1844— May 27th-29th Democratic Convention. 

President, JaMES K. Polk, Tennessee. 
Vice-President, George M. Dallas, Penna. 

1848 — May 22nd-26lh Democratic Convention. 

President, Lewis Cass, Michigan. 
Vice-President, Wm. O. Butler, Kentucky. 

1852 — June lst-6th Democratic Convention. 

President, Franklin Pierce, New Hamp- 
shire. 

Vice-President, Wm. R. King, Alabama. 

1852— June 16lh-19lh Whig Convention. 

President, WiNFlELD ScOTT, New Jersey. 

Vice-President, Wm. A. Graham, North 
Carolma. 

1856 — -September 1 7th- 18th, Whig Convention. 

President, MiLLARD FiLLMORE, New York. 

Vice-President, Andrew Jackson Donel- 
SON, Tennessee. 

1860 — May 9th Constitutional Union Convention. 

President, John Bell, Tennessee. 

Vice-President, Edward Everett, Massa- 
chusetts. 

1860 — June 18th-23rd Democratic Convention — Adjourned Meeting. 

President, STEPHEN A. DouGLAS, Illinois. 

Vice-President, Herschel V. JoHNSON, 
Georgia. 

I860 — June 18th-28lh The Breckinridge Democratic Convention. 

President, John C. Breckinridge, Kentucky. 
Vice-President, JosEPH Lane, Oregon. 

1864 — June 7lh Regular Republican Convention. 

President, ABRAHAM Lincoln, Illinois. 
Vice-President, ANDREW JOHNSON, Tenn. 



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1872— July 9th. 



Democratic Convention. 

President, Horace Greeley, New York. 
Vice-President, B. Gratz Brown, Missouri. 

1912 — June 25lh-July 3rd . . . Democratic Convention. 

President, WoODROW WlLSON, New Jersey. 
Vice-President, Thos. R. Marshall, Indiana. 



Other Notable Conventions 

Aside from the foregoing, Baltimoreans remember with 
pleasure the great Saengerfest, the conventions of the Pro- 
tective Order of Elks, the Loyal Order of Moose, the Fra- 
ternal Order of Eagles, the League of American Municipal- 
ities, Methodist Episcopal General Conference, Advertising 
Clubs of America, Second National Conference on City Plan- 
ning, Christian Endeavor Convention, and a large number of 
similar gatherings. 




A MOTOR BOAT DASH. 

This thoroughly modern sport, with ail its exciting accompaniments, is in great vogue 
among Baltimore watermen. The speed attained by these little boats is marvelous. 

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Baltimore has a m If I ^^^"^'^O^E'S PARKS. 

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Boat Lake. 



T^arl^s of Baltimore 




ALTIMORE has a splendid system of parks. 
These are one of the features of the City. The 
reservations are, or will be, all connected ; that 
is, they may be reached one from the other by 
especially constructed boulevards, the whole system being gener- 
ally referred to as "Baltimore's chain of parks." 

The City for years has been blessed with an abundance of 
park area, but very recently large sections of the suburbs, north 
and west, were acquired, which added many acres of beautiful 
and picturesque territory. 

7 he topography of the country is in some instances almost 
mountainous, with beautiful streams winding in and out, the 
scene retaining much of its natural environment. 

Druid Hill is Baltimore's largest park. It is famous, for 
among the parks of the country it is unequaled in natural 
beauty. It has an area of nearly 700 acres. 

The rugged scenery of Gwynn's Falls Park, through which 
flows the stream Gwynn's Falls, at times rushing like a torrent, 
arises to challenge Druid Hill's claim to pre-eminent beauty. 
Here nature's handiwork is sublime. 

Baltimore has over half a hundred parks and squares, total- 
ing in area about 2,500 acres. 




HISTORIC FORT McHENRY. 

Now a City park. The unsuccessful bombardment of this fortification by the British 
in 1814. inspired Francis .Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner." 

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RACING ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY. 

All cities have buildings of one kind or another; many have certain things in com- 
mon, but none have Baltimore's splendid water (ront with the unrivaled opportunities 
it affords for pleasure. 



Baltimore's Excellent Climate 




ALTIMORE has an excellent climate. The City 
is so situated that it does not experience the ex- 
tremes of weather. It is free from the rigors of 
the North and yet it is not inflicted with the con- 
tinued enervating heat of the South. The changing seasons 
are one of the delights of the locality. There is no monotony; 
no prolonged hot, dry spell to face in summer, and no long, 
dreary, severe wmter, with its accompanying hardships. The 
winters are short, being relieved by beautiful spring and fall 
conditions. The rainfall is well distributed throughout the 
year and destructive storms are practically unknown. 

Baltimore is, likewise, free from all other elemental dis- 
turbances, which, in some sections, are a source of constant 
unrest if not actual peril. 



AQUATIC SPORTS— FISHING— BOATING 

Miles of waterfront afford unlimited opportunities for aquatic 
sports. Yachting, boating, crabbing, fishing are pastimes within 
reach of every visitor. 

Any man may possess a little power or sail boat, which at 
once extends his suzerainty, not only over the Patapsco River, 
but the great Chesapeake Bay. Here he may disport himself 
at will. Baltimore offers a great opportunity to the man with 
a boat. A race on the Patapsco, between the trained crews 
of rival clubs, is a sight never to be forgotten. 



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IN THE REALM OF THE SPORTSMAN. 

Mr. Sportsman, these pictures are for your especial benefit. Isn't a visit to Baltimore 
worth while if only to go down to the water front and make a catch like this, or shoot 
the far famed Maryland canvas-back, like the chap in the "blind"? 



POINTS OF INTEREST IN BALTIMORE 



Note— The places listed are approximately contiguous; that is, in order named, 
one is not far removed from another. Hence, it will be possible to "swing around 
the circle" by going from point to point, beginning at Washington Monument. 

Washington Monument ( 180 feet high). — The first monument to George Washing- 
ton. Charles and Monument Sts. (Mount Vernon Place). 

In the immediate vicinity of the monument is : 

The Peabody Institute, embracing school of music; art gallery; library; statuary 
and paintings. 

About the monument are the statues of: 

George Peabody, Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, General John Eager Howard, 
Severn Teackle Wallis. 

Mt. Vernon M. R.. Church.— N. E corner Monument and Charles Sts. (Mt Vernon 
Place). Attached to the wrall of this building is a tablet bearing the follov/ing in- 
scription: "Francis Scott Key, author of 'The Star-Spangled lianner,' departed this 
life on the site of this building, January 1 1, 1843." 

Walters Art Gallery. — The finest private art collection in America. N. W. corner 
Charles and Centre Sts. 

Unitarian Church — Magnificent specimen of colonial architecture. N. W. corner 
Charles and Franklin Sts 

Y. M. C A. Building.— Cathedral and Franklin Sts. 

Calvert Hall College. — S W. corner Cathedral and Mulberry Sts. A tablet at- 
tached to the walls of this building marks the site of encampment of Army of Count 
Rochambeau on their return from Yorktow^n. 

Roman Catholic Cathedral. — Cathedral and Mulberry Sts. 

Cardinal's Residence. — Charles and Mulberry Sts. 

Lexington St., w^est of Charles St., is a tablet marking Crooked Lane, a part of 
the Great Eastern Highway betw^een North and South in Revolutionary days. 

Enoch Pratt Free Library.— Main building. Mulberry, near Cathedral St. 

The Johns Hopkins University Buildings.— Hov^ard St. and Druid Hill Ave. 

Baltimore City College — Hov^rard St., opposite Centre. 

Lee House. — Residence of General R F. Lee (v^rith U. S Engineer Corps) during 
erection of Fort Carroll at entrance to Baltimore Harbor. Madison Ave., near 
Biddle St. 

Fifth Regiment Armory. — Baltimore's great convention hall. Hoffman and 
Bolton Sts 

Mount Royal Station, B. and O. R R.— Cathedral St., Preston St. and Mt. Royal 
Ave. 

Bryn Ma-wt School — Cathedral and Preston Sts. 

Revolutionary War Monument. — M . Royal Ave , Cathedral and Oliver Sts. 

Union Station, Penna. R R — Charles St. and Jones Falls 

Polytechnic Institute — North Ave., Calvert St. to Guilford Ave. 

Goucher College, formerly "Woman's College" — St. Paul St., between 22d and 
24th Sts. 

Homew^ood Park, Johns Hopkins University Buildings — Charles St. and University 
Parkv^a\'. 

Druid Hill Park. — Six hundred and seventy-four acres, noted for its natural beauty. 
One of the finest parks in America. 

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A YACHTSMAN'S HAVEN. 

Waters contiguous to Baltimore have many snug harbors and safe anchorages. 
Boat clubs are numerous along the shores ; the whole situation being one of enjoy- 
able aquatic activity. 



Soldiers and Sailors* Monument. — Druid Hill Park, between Druid Lake and Mt. 
Royal Reservoir. 

Watson Monument. — Mexican War shaft. Mt. Royal Ave. and Lanvale St. 

Maryland Institute. — School of art and design. Mt. Royal Ave. and Lanvale St. 

Confederate Monument. — Mt. Royal Ave., near Lanvale St. 

Francis Scott Key Monument. — Erected to author of "The Star-Spangled Banner." 
Lanvale St. and Eutaw Place. 

Oheb Shalom Synagogue. — Eutaw Place and Lanvale St. 

Lexington Market — Baltimore's famous market. Lexington St., from Eutaw to 
Pearl Sts. 

Edgar Allan Poe's Tomb. — In Westminister Presbyterian Churchyard. S. E. 
corner Fayette and Greene Sts. 

fourth Regiment Armory. — Fayette St. near Paca St 

Maryland Workshop for the Blind. — S. W. corner Fayette and Paca Sts. 

University of Maryland, home of the oldest medical college in the United States. 
Lombard and Greene Sts. 

Camden Station, B. and O. R. R. — Camden and Eutaw Sts. 

Mt. Clare Shops, B. and O. R. R. — Where early locomotives were built. Pratt St., 
from Poppleton to Carey Sts. 

Carroll Park. — With colonial mansion of Charles Carroll, barrister. The oldest 
house in Baltimore. Monroe St and B. and O. R. R. 

Fort McHenry. — During bombardment of w^hich Francis Scott Key composed 
"The Star-Spangled Banner 

Fort Carroll — Midstream at entrance of Baltimore harbor. Erected 1848-1852 
under direction of General R. E. Lee, then of U. S. Engineers. 

Piers at w^hich large ocean steamers dock. — Locust Point, near Fort McHenry. 
Riverside Park. — Formerly Fort Covington, which prevented a land attack upon 
Fort McHenry during bombardment in 1814. Randall and Johnson Sts. 

Federal Hill Park. — Used as a fort during the Civil War. Hughes St. and Battery 
Ave. 

Armistead Monument. — To memory of Lieutenant-Co'onel George Armistead, 
War 1812-14. Federal Hill Park. 

Otterbein Church, the oldest church building in Baltimore. — Conway St., near 
Sharp St. 

Where the Fire of 1904 Started. — S. E. corner German and Liberty Sts. 

Congress Hall. — A tablet on the wall east side of Liberty St., south of Baltimore 
St., says: 

"On this site stood Old Congress Hall, in which the Continental Congress met 
December 20, 1776, and on December 27, 1776, conferred upon General Washing- 
ton extraordinary powers for the conduct of the Revolutionary War." 

Baltimore and Ohio Office Building — Main offices B. and O R. R. N. W. corner 
Charles and Baltimore Sts. 

Maryland Historical Society Building. — Historical documents, paintings, statuary, 
etc. N. W. corner St Paul and Saratoga Sts 

Court House. — One of the finest Court House buildings in America. Calvert and 
Lexington Sts. 

Battle or Baltimore Monument — Erected in memory of soldiers wrho fell in defense 
of Baltimore during British attack, September 12-13, 1814. Calvert St., between 
Fayette and Lexington Sts. (Monument Square). 

Post Office. — Fayette and Calvert Sts. 

City Hall. — Fayette, North, HoUiday and Lexington Sts. 

Merchants' Club. — German St betw^een Calvert and South Sts. A tablet on the 
west wall says: 

"Upon this site stood, from 1774 to 1786, the Lovely Lane Meeting House, in 
which was organized (December, 1784) the Methodist Episcopal Church in the 
United States of America." 

Custom House. — Gay and Lombard Sts. 

Centre Market. — Market Place and Baltimore St. 

President Street Station, P. B. & W. R. R.— President and Fleet Sts. 

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Shortly after leaving this depot, the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment was attacked, 
April )9, 1861. 

The Flag House. — N. W. corner Albemarle and High Sts. In this building the 
flag that inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner" was made. 

Carroll Mansion. — N. W. corner Lombard and Front Sts. Where Charles Carroll, 
the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, died. 

The Fallsway. — A street, completed in 1915, covering Jones Falls from Baltimore 
St. to Mt. Royal Ave. 

Fallsway Monument (Fallsway and Chase St.^ commemorating the completion of 
the Fallsw^ay, a broad thoroughfare covering Jones Falls, from Mt. Royal Ave. to 
Baltimore St. 

Wells and McComas Monument. — To the memory of two sharpshooters who shot 
Major General Ross, September 12, 1814. Ross commanded the British forces at 
Battle of North Point. Gay, Monument and Aisquith Sts. 

Johns Hopkins Hospital. — World-famous institution. Monument St. and Broad- 
way. 

Wildey Monument. — To Thomas Wildey, founder of first lodge Independent 
Order Odd Fellows in America- Broadway Square, near Fayette St. 

Monument. — Ferdinand C. Latrobe, for seven terms Mayor of Baltimore. Balti- 
more St. and Broadway. 

Patterson Park, one of Baltimore's finest public reservations. — Contains breast- 
works erected during War of 1812. Patterson Park Ave. and Baltimore St. 

Columbus Monument. — In grounds of Samuel Ready School, North Ave and 
Broadway. The first monument erected in the United States to Christopher 
Columbus. 

Eastern Female High School. — S. E. corner Broadway and North Ave. 

Clifton Park. — With the summer residence of the late Johns Hopkins, founder of 
University and Hospital bearing his name. 

Filtration Plant at Lake Montebello. 

Meeting House near North Point Battlefield. 

Dr. Houck's Acre, near North Point.— Site of first attack of the last important 
engagement before the declaration of peace, which ended the vvrar of 1812. 

Monument marking spot where General Ross, British commander, fell. 

Sev^rerage Disposal Plant, Back River. 

Maryland Steel Co. Plant, Sparrows Point. — Steamships, etc., are built and rails 
rolled. 




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